{"id":291581,"date":"2025-11-18T19:05:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T19:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/291581\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T19:05:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T19:05:11","slug":"schniederjans-tabuena-aspire-for-liv-golf-spots-entering-pif-saudi-international","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/291581\/","title":{"rendered":"Schniederjans, Tabuena aspire for LIV Golf spots entering PIF Saudi International"},"content":{"rendered":"

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – With The International Series Rankings race reaching its dramatic climax at the PIF Saudi International powered by SoftBank Investment Advisers<\/a>, two of the season\u2019s standout performers \u2014 American Ollie Schniederjans and Miguel Tabuena of the Philippines \u2014 arrive in Riyadh with everything still to play for.<\/p>\n

Both sit inside the top five on the Rankings<\/a> race after claiming victories this season, and are regarded as likely challengers for the two coveted golden tickets into the LIV Golf League next year currently in the possession of Scott Vincent of Zimbabwe and Japan\u2019s Yosuke Asaji, the top two going into the tournament.<\/p>\n

Schniederjans produced one of the season\u2019s most impressive wins at International Series India presented by DLF, outplaying global stars including two-time U.S. Open champion and Crushers GC<\/a> Captain Bryson DeChambeau<\/a>, and seven-time LIV Golf winner Joaquin Niemann<\/a>, captain of Torque GC<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tabuena delivered an unforgettable victory on home soil at International Series Philippines presented by BingoPlus, finishing ahead of a strong field including 4Aces GC<\/a> Captain Dustin Johnson<\/a> and teammate Patrick Reed<\/a>, both winners of the Masters.<\/p>\n

Now in Saudi Arabia, the equation is clear for both players \u2014 perform, and their LIV Golf hopes stay alive.<\/p>\n

Schniederjans enters the week with a precise understanding of what is required.<\/p>\n

\u201cI probably need a top-three finish to earn one of those top two spots,\u201d the 32-year-old said. \u201cGood play will go a long way regardless. I am expecting something like three to seven under each day – that is usually what it takes.\u201d<\/p>\n

This season has not been without challenges. An oblique strain sidelined him for two months and forced him to miss International Series Japan presented by Moutai.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a tough setback early in the year,\u201d he said. \u201cComing back was tricky, and I had to make uncomfortable changes while also not hitting a ton of balls. Jakarta was basically my first tournament in a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n

He now feels he has turned a corner.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome things I tried were not natural or best for me long-term. I had to accept limitations, fine-tune things, and simplify what I should be doing. The goal is to stop fighting my body or equipment and play within myself.\u201d<\/p>\n

With so much at stake, Schniederjans is relying on experience rather than emotion.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve played a lot of tournaments with my back against the wall,\u201d he said. \u201cYou can\u2019t control everything in golf. You simplify the job, execute, and see where it takes you.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – With The International Series Rankings race reaching its dramatic climax at the PIF Saudi…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":291582,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[443],"tags":[49,48,622,82],"class_list":["post-291581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-golf","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=291581"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291581\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/291582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=291581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=291581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=291581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}